Microsoft appears to be planning a busy spring with a number of events scheduled for the upcoming few months. Not only is there an Xbox showcase scheduled for early June, and there’s an event focused on work and Copilot on Thursday, but Build is also approaching. May 21–23 is when the company’s main developer conference is scheduled to take place. Nevertheless, it doesn’t seem like three days will cover all Microsoft wants to cover.
The day before Build begins, on May 20, the firm invited Engadget to a special event. Although there are few details, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella promises to go deeper into the company’s “AI vision across hardware and software.” The briefing will not be streamed live, but in-person reporters will receive first access to the news and practical demonstrations.
Microsoft having an “AI vision” that spans across hardware and software lines up with recent reports that the company is gearing up to release its first “AI PCs.” This week’s event is expected to include at least the business and commercial-focused versions of the OLED Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6.
The consumer variants of the systems may not arrive until later this spring, though those are expected to have significant processor upgrades that will deliver “huge performance and efficiency gains,” according to Windows Central. They’re slated to have Intel Core Ultra or Snapdragon X Elite chips with next-gen neural processing units.
These chips are said to be capable of supporting more advanced AI features that Microsoft plans to bring to Windows later this year, such as on-device Copilot and a tool called AI Explorer. The latter has been described as a searchable timeline of all of your activity on a device.
